dk17hmr
03-27-2009, 07:23 PM
I bought this little guy about a month and a half ago. I originally was going to buy the CW40, 40 S&W version of this gun, but the gun shop I purchased it from had this new CW45 mismarked for $60 less than the 40, no brainer right.
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http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/2-1.jpg
When I asked the owner of the shop about the recoil from such a light weight gun, he said "Well I wouldn’t go home and shoot 230gr Ball ammo through it, I would stick with 185gr or less", well I went home and ran 230gr Ball ammo through it :-D. I have better than 500 rounds through it and haven’t had any major problems, Karh suggests a 200+ round break in period, and mine ran good from the start when the ammo was correct. It seems to have a shorter throat than my 1911 and have to seat the bullet (230gr +) deeper in the case to get it to chamber.
Today I ran 50 rounds through it, some 230gr Jacketed, 240gr Hollow point (454424), and some 200gr (452460).
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/6.jpg
As long as the ammo will chamber, it will fire and cycle the action no matter how you hold the pistol, strong/weak handed, one handed, limp wristed, seem however I shoot hold the pistol it doesn’t quit until the mag is empty. One thing I didn’t have to change was my grip, seems my thumb was hitting the mag release on the recoil and popping the mag out, so I changed my grip slightly and no problems now.
It is fairly accurate. I know this saying gets old but it is more accurate than I can shoot it. Im not much of a handgun guy I have a few of them but never have really mastered them.
This is 2 mags worth with 230gr FMJ's at 7 yards offhand unsupported.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/3-2.jpg
I know us reloaders don’t care for picking up brass from an autoloader, but this one seems to put them in a 2 foot circle about 4 feet to the right and about a foot back.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/4-1.jpg
Here is something to consider though, the Karh has a long double action style trigger. They are not equipped with an external safety, so when holstering I try to remember to stick my finger behind the trigger that way if it does get caught on something the trigger doesn’t have enough room to fire the gun.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/5.jpg
When I wake up in the morning I tuck the gun in a Don Hume holster into my waste band and often forget that its there until I take it off at night. I can run, jump, lift, even throw a bowling ball, and not worry about it coming out of the holster or being exposed. Im not a real big guy, about 5' 11" and 175 pounds, I conceal this handgun in a regular tee shirt.
For my carry load I choose 200gr Speer Gold Dots and glad I did judging by the expansion. With Winchester Primers, 10.0gr of Bluedot, this load produces about 900 FPS. It’s a fire breather right before dark it will almost flash blind you, but it looks like it will be very effective if ever it needed to be. I carry it full, 6 in the mag and one in the chamber.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/7.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/2-1.jpg
When I asked the owner of the shop about the recoil from such a light weight gun, he said "Well I wouldn’t go home and shoot 230gr Ball ammo through it, I would stick with 185gr or less", well I went home and ran 230gr Ball ammo through it :-D. I have better than 500 rounds through it and haven’t had any major problems, Karh suggests a 200+ round break in period, and mine ran good from the start when the ammo was correct. It seems to have a shorter throat than my 1911 and have to seat the bullet (230gr +) deeper in the case to get it to chamber.
Today I ran 50 rounds through it, some 230gr Jacketed, 240gr Hollow point (454424), and some 200gr (452460).
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/6.jpg
As long as the ammo will chamber, it will fire and cycle the action no matter how you hold the pistol, strong/weak handed, one handed, limp wristed, seem however I shoot hold the pistol it doesn’t quit until the mag is empty. One thing I didn’t have to change was my grip, seems my thumb was hitting the mag release on the recoil and popping the mag out, so I changed my grip slightly and no problems now.
It is fairly accurate. I know this saying gets old but it is more accurate than I can shoot it. Im not much of a handgun guy I have a few of them but never have really mastered them.
This is 2 mags worth with 230gr FMJ's at 7 yards offhand unsupported.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/3-2.jpg
I know us reloaders don’t care for picking up brass from an autoloader, but this one seems to put them in a 2 foot circle about 4 feet to the right and about a foot back.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/4-1.jpg
Here is something to consider though, the Karh has a long double action style trigger. They are not equipped with an external safety, so when holstering I try to remember to stick my finger behind the trigger that way if it does get caught on something the trigger doesn’t have enough room to fire the gun.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/5.jpg
When I wake up in the morning I tuck the gun in a Don Hume holster into my waste band and often forget that its there until I take it off at night. I can run, jump, lift, even throw a bowling ball, and not worry about it coming out of the holster or being exposed. Im not a real big guy, about 5' 11" and 175 pounds, I conceal this handgun in a regular tee shirt.
For my carry load I choose 200gr Speer Gold Dots and glad I did judging by the expansion. With Winchester Primers, 10.0gr of Bluedot, this load produces about 900 FPS. It’s a fire breather right before dark it will almost flash blind you, but it looks like it will be very effective if ever it needed to be. I carry it full, 6 in the mag and one in the chamber.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/dk17hmr/7.jpg